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Mark 2:8 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" Immediately Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, said to them, “Why do you reason these things in your hearts? "

Mark 2:8

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6 But there were some of the scribes sitting there and reasoning in their hearts,

7 “Why does this man speak blasphemies like that? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”

8 Immediately Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, said to them, “Why do you reason these things in your hearts?

9 Which is easier, to tell the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven;’ or to say, ‘Arise, and take up your bed, and walk’?

10 But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—he said to the paralytic—

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Luke 5:22

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"But Jesus, perceiving their thoughts, answered them, “Why are you reasoning so in your hearts?"

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Mark 8:17

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"Jesus, perceiving it, said to them, “Why do you reason that it’s because you have no bread? Don’t you perceive yet or understand? Is your heart still hardened?"

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Matthew 9:4

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"Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, “Why do you think evil in your hearts?"

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Matthew 16:8

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"Jesus, perceiving it, said, “Why do you reason among yourselves, you of little faith, because you have brought no bread?"

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Luke 24:38

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"He said to them, “Why are you troubled? Why do doubts arise in your hearts?"

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John 6:61

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"But Jesus knowing in himself that his disciples murmured at this, said to them, “Does this cause you to stumble?"

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Mark 2:1

"When he entered again into Capernaum after some days, it was heard that he was at home."

Mark 2:2

"Immediately many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not even around the door; and he spoke the word to them."

Mark 2:3

"Four people came, carrying a paralytic to him."

Mark 2:4

"When they could not come near to him for the crowd, they removed the roof where he was. When they had broken it up, they let down the mat that the paralytic was lying on."

Mark 2:5

"Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven you.”"

Mark 2:6

"But there were some of the scribes sitting there and reasoning in their hearts,"

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